Arthur william browne



- A. W. BROWNE.

BUTTON FASTBNER.

Patented May 14, 1867.

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ARTHUR WILLIAM BROWN E, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

Leticrslatent No. 64,742, dated May 14, 1867.

IMPROVEMENT IN- BUTTONS.

TO- ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, ARTHUR WILLIAM BROWNE, of the city of, Brooklyn, in the county of Kings, and State of New York, have invented a. certain new and useful Improvement in F aster'iings for Buttons; and I do hereby declare the following tube a full, clear, and exact description of the same, which will enable others skilled in the art to whichmy invention appertains to understand and use the same, reference being badto the -accompanying drawings,- which form part of this specification, and in which-- Figure 1 represents a. perspective view of a button huving my improved fastening attached, part o f the button being cut away to show its construction more plainly.

- Figure 2 also represents a perspective view of the same showing the fastening in the act of I being attached to or detached from the button.

Figure 3, represents a vertical cross-section through the button, showing the fasteningin the-act 0'? being attached or detached as in fig. 2.

Figure 4 is also a vertical cross-section through the button, showing the fastening attached as in fig.-1.

All the views are drawn one larger scale than the usual size of buttons.

Letter A represents the button; letters S and B the fastening; I the bar; and D the openings.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding-parts in the four figures.

The design of this improvement is to make a fastening whereby a button can be securely attached to a garment without the trouble and labor of sewing, and which will admit of being readily detached from the garment without injury to the button or fastening. The advantage elaimedfor this improvement over the ordinary button is, that it can be attached to or detached from the garment at will, thus saving time and labor.

The hooks S are part of the wire B, as represented in the drawings they can also be attached to a. disk or plate, or may bepunched or formed of sheet metal. The stems of the hooks are of sufiicient distance apart to admit the bar-I; which is held between them. The end ofeach hook is bent towards the stem of the'other,

' lying side by side, and forming a bridge from one stem to the other, as represented in the drawings, (see figs.

1 and 4-.) The curves of the hooks correspond and are held together by the bent wire B, which is so constructed that it acts as a spring for that purpose. I is a bar,-which may be formed in the centre of the button or'in the disk which forms the under side of the button by punching the holes I), which leeves the bar between them, or may be made of wire or any suitable material and attached to the under side of the button.

Having thus described the construction of my improvement, I will nowproceed to describe its operation. The button is-attuched to and detached from the cloth or gurment in the following manner: The hooks S are passed through the cloth, after which the bar I is placed on the hooks parallel with the same. When the bar is in that position the button is pressed towards the cloth, which causes the bar to enter between the hooks, (see figs. 2 and 3,) forcing them asunder sufliciently to admit the bar between them. When the bar has entered in snfliciently between the stems, having passed the ends of the books, the hooks spring back into their former position causing the bar to turn at right angles withthe books which overlap and enclose it, (see figs. 1 and 4,): thus fastening the button securely to the cloth or garment. The button can be readily detached by giving it one quarter of arevolution to the reverse of the way it went in, which eauses the bar I to press the hooks S asunder,

vthus unlocking the.bar from the hooks, and the button can be removed from the garment.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is- The fastening device, consisting of the retainer B, the ends of itsstem or shank being provided with books S, projecting inwardly or towards each other,.i n combination withthe plate or button-head A, which is provided with the bridge or eye I, substantially as described. A. W. BROWNE.

Witnesses:

WM. S, Goonwm, W. B. Bnown'. 

